Posted by gerard on March 9, 2009 under Aquarium Info, Products & Reviews, Reef Info | 
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Check out this new nano protein skimmer. I wonder if this will fit in the back chamber of my biocube. I may pick one up to replace the cheesy biocube skimmer. I am not very fond of the airstone you need in that one.
Anyone have any reviews of it yet? read more....
Posted by gerard on March 7, 2009 under Reef Info | Be the First to Comment
Here is a cool video i found on youtube about coral care. Let us know what you think?
Posted by gerard on December 21, 2008 under Reef Info | Be the First to Comment
Check out some new pics in the photo gallery. I just got some pretty good shots of my xenia, leather and zoo’s.
Posted by gerard on October 2, 2008 under Reef Info | Be the First to Comment
Zoanthids are my first foray into soft coral. I chose to start with them because they are very colorful and from what I hear, they are easy to take care of. While I am still waiting for them to grow, they supposedly grow rather rapidly.
A couple things you are going to want to make sure of are:
1. That you have enough light in your aquarium. If you have a nano aquarium and are running power compacts or metal halide’s you should be fine for these types of soft coral.
2. They do require phytoplankton for food so you should make sure you have that on hand as well. Usually you can buy that by the bottle at your local fish store.
3. Lastly you will want to check your iodine/iodide levels to make sure they are in safe ranges. I use Seachem’s Reef Iodide which is a safer alternative to iodine.
Other than that so far things are going well. My little frags are still going strong after 2 weeks. I’ll keep you all posted.
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Posted by gerard on July 30, 2008 under Aquarium Info, Reef Info, Saltwater Fish | Be the First to Comment
This weeks invert o’ the week is the turbo/astrea snail. I’m not really sure what they are called. I’ve seen them labeled turbo and astrea. Regardless, these critters kick algae butt. I bought 10 of them last night and put them in my tank.
The glass of my biocube always has a lot of algae on it around the sides and on the bottom of the tank. In about 3 hours these guys put a big dent in it. I cant wait to see what the glass looks like when i get home tonight. Maybe i wont have to scrape it everyday anymore.
These snails are great addition to any cleanup crew. If you have some blue leg hermits already, get a handful of these snails and watch them attack the algae.
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